Ryan Murphy Reveals How Cory Monteith's Death Will Be Handled on Glee

Since Cory Monteith's death last weekend, there's been a ton of speculation on what the writers and producers of Glee would do with his character Finn in the show's upcoming fifth season. Would they kill off Finn, forcing Cory's castmates (including his real-life love Lea Michele) to relive the events on camera? On the other hand, how could they do anything but kill him off? In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, executive producer Ryan Murphy confirmed that they will in fact be killing off Finn in the upcoming season's third episode.

According to Ryan, "When we do the tribute episode to that character, we'll have to do it in a way where the cast members will not have to re-create feelings of grief that they've had this week—but do it in an upbeat way.... If we can do this responsibly and help young people through these feelings, that's the best that we can hope for." No word yet on what the "upbeat way" of handling the death will be, but if any show can find the silver lining and humor in a situation as somber as this one, it's Glee.

Fox announced Friday that it would push back filming by a week, but Ryan says, "Ultimately, we decided the best thing for everyone is to get back to work and be around people who knew him and loved him so that everyone can grieve together." He also confirms that Lea Michele will be back as Rachel Berry in the upcoming season.